NBA Playoffs: LeBron James lashes out at officials after Game 2 loss to Denver:
The Lakers blew a 20-point lead to the Nuggets to go 2-0 behind in this Western Conference first-round series.
James, visibly distraught after Jamal Murray's buzzer-beater won the game for Denver, did not hide his frustration with the officials after the game.
At the heart of his anger was a second-half foul of Michael Porter Jr. that was overturned with the league saying MPJ had made only marginal contact on D'Angelo Russell.
"I don't understand what's going on in the replay center, to be honest. What f--- do we have a replay center for? It makes no sense to me... What are we doing?"
— NBACentral (@TheDunkCentral) April 23, 2024
- LeBron James on this overturned call
(h/t @LakersNation )
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“I don’t understand what’s going on in the replay center, to be honest,” said James, whose team heads back to Los Angeles for Game 3 on Thursday facing a 2-0 deficit.
LeBron is pissed
— Oh No He Didn't (@ohnohedidnt24) April 23, 2024
"I don't understand what's going on in the replay center, to be honest... What the fuck do we have a replay center... Makes no sense to me. It bothers me." pic.twitter.com/wMlSis1gvw
“D-Lo clearly gets hit in the face on the drive. Why we have a replay center ... it doesn’t make sense. It makes no sense. It bothers me.”
James, who had chance to win the game for the Lakers with a wide open three, but missed, finished the game with 26 points and 12 assists.